It's short-lived but its planet-heating effects are much stronger than CO2. But a new report says action on cutting methane is too slow. Where does it come from, and what can we do to stop it ...

Nearly a year after the Environmental Defense Fund lost contact with an $88 million satellite, data from the spacecraft ...

Methane comes in different isotopic signatures. Methane from fossil fuels like natural gas leaks or coal mines is heavier, ...

Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

The Loess Hills Regional Sanitary Landfill is one of a handful of landfills in Iowa that converts landfill gas into renewable natural gas. (Photo courtesy of Bret Stephens/Loess Hills Landfill) When ...

The state took a first small step toward requiring that dairies and livestock operations reduce their emissions of the ...

The rule would lift methane limits for some parts of natural gas production. The Trump administration announced its latest proposal to reverse Obama-era regulations on greenhouse gases on Thursday, ...

The Republican-controlled Congress voted to repeal a federal fee on oil and gas producers who release high levels of methane. Considered a tax by the oil and gas industry, the fee was one of the ...

Scientists have detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world. The discovery was made by a team led by the Southwest Research Institute ...